NEWSLETTER OF THE John Primer ® At the Suite •Chamber Graffiti •Aros Volume 21, 2003 Volume 5 – November/December Issue • Mike Murley/David Occhipinti • Julie Mahendran • Primal Orbit Gene Bertoncini • Time Warp • Gene Bertoncini • Mo Lefever Septant with Rhonda Withnell • PJ Perry/Earl MacDonald Quartet • Memorial concert for Zale Martell presented by Kent Sangster and Bob Tildesley • John Primer with the Rusty Reed Band • A Jazzy Christmas: Bobby Cairns Trio and Chandelle Rimmer Julie Mahendran PJ Perry EJS 11 TOMMY BANKS WAY (Corner of 102 St & 86 Ave) EDMONTON AB T6E 2M2 Memorial concert for Zale Martell presented by Kent Sangster and Bob Tildesley The Edmonton jazz community lost one of its staunchest supporters two years ago when Zale Martell died suddenly. Described by P.J. Perry as "the man who probably knows more about jazz than anybody else in Edmonton", Zale was for many years a presence at the Yardbird Suite and other jazz venues. He had an amazing ear, and could often tell what musician was playing a horn or other instrument, almost from the first note. Born in Gary, Indiana, Zale spent his young manhood attending concerts in the Chicago area, where he heard most of the leading players of the day. He moved to Edmonton about 35 years ago, and became an integral part of the jazz community here. He is especially remembered for his encouragement of young musicians and for his own performances - as a jazz whistler - at the Yardbird Suite's Tuesday night jam sessions. At this special Sunday evening concert, some of Edmonton's finest jazz musicians will be gathering to play a program made up of some of Zale's favorite tunes. To use one of Zale's favorite expressions, "It should be deadly." SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER 30 DOORS 7PM 4 SHOW 7:30PM 4 NO CHARGE Yardbird Suite 11 Tommy Banks Way (corner of 102 Street & 86 Avenue) Edmonton Jazz Society (1973) Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2M2 11 Tommy Banks Way Phone: (780) 432-0428 Fax: (780) 433-3773 (corner of 102 Street & 86 Avenue) Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2M2 Programming: Adrian Albert,Julie King, Craig Magill, Phone: (780) 432-0428 Frank Peterson, Jasiek Poznanski, Bruce Stovel Fax: (780) 433-3773 Production: Jasiek Poznanski House Managers and Volunteer Co-ordinators: Board of Directors for 2002-2003: Tara Benoit, Leah Wilson President: Tara Benoit Office: Fred Elgert Vice-President: Adrian Albert Transportation: Dwayne Hrynkiw Treasurer: Murray Walford Press Releases: Paul Wilde Secretary: Leah Wilson Jam Sessions: Blake Kinley, Marcus Taylor Shelley Chebry, Norma Davis, Dwayne Hrynkiw, Craig Magill, Yardbird Suite Newsletter is published five times Jasiek Poznanski, Kent Sangster, per year by the Edmonton Jazz Society (1973) David Trump, Doug Zimmerman Memberships: Ken Knight Newsletter Editor: Jasiek Poznanski Littlebirds Directors: Contributing Writers: Adrian Albert, Craig Brenan, Randy Witte Frank Peterson, Bruce Stovel Advertising: Shelley Chebry Yardbird Suite Jazz is a registered Graphic Design: Kim Deley, Critical Path trademark of the Edmonton Jazz Marketing Communications Society (1973). Distribution: Monique Bielech, Shelley Chebry, Bill Harper Printed by: Nisku Printers (1980) Ltd. Canadian Publication Mail Product Sales Agreement Yardbird Suite on the Net: # 1516698 www.yardbirdsuite.com From Chamber Graffiti Edmonton This quartet comes together to involved in numerous groups and explore different compositional styles compositional projects, writing for tied together by a shared the Hammerhead Consort, Brian improvisational approach. Each Webb Dance Company and The member brings their own unique and Penderecki Quartet. He has also varied musical backgrounds to the played in and written for a variety of project. The entire evening is unified other groups from jazz and rock to by an overall textural approach the avante-garde. Chamber Graffiti is defining and linking the individual his latest project. pieces The music of Chamber Graffiti This Edmonton-based group utilizes the vast array of sounds features Eric Weiden on trumpet, available to these instruments along Tom Golub on bass, J.C. Jones on with some of the technology trombone and Dave Wall on electric available to the guitar to create music guitar, electric mandolin and fretless that is alternately intense, lyrical, classical guitar. And maybe the humorous and always unavailable acoustic steel string; we’ll see. They elsewhere. met and began playing together two years ago as part of The Improvised Dave Wall - guitar Network (TIN). Golub and Weiden Eric Weiden - trumpet are two of the founding members of J.C. Jones - trombone TIN, Edmonton’s current collective of Thom Golub - bass improvised music and musicians. Jones is a busy freelancer and at FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 7 home in any musical situation, from DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $5/GUESTS $9 ska to free jazz. Wall has been From Amsterdam AROS Aros’ music is a rhythmically a much in-demand bassist on the compelling blend of jazz, classical and Dutch jazz scene; violinist Anne Wood new music ideas including hints of from England who performs in a tango, minimalism and improvisation. variety of classical, rock and jazz The group is co-led by saxophonist ensembles; and Scottish percussionist Rob Armus and pianist Marion von Alan Purves whose resume includes Tilzer. Their collective influences and work in virtually every style of music experiences span a wide range of imaginable. music from American jazz and Aros released its first self-titled improvised music, to European recording in 2001 on the BVHaast classical and new music, to South label to enthusiastic reviews and then African and South American music. performed throughout Europe and Rob Armus was born in Liverpool North America. The current tour is in but grew up in Vancouver. He began support of their new disc Train Song performing in local bars and pubs at which is being released this fall on the age of sixteen but an interest in Songlines. cutting edge jazz artists like John Funding for this event was Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders, Ornette provided in part by Auke Bijlsma and Coleman and Dewey Redman led him The Fonds voor Amateur en to Europe in 1992 in search of Podiumskunstení. inspiration. He subsequently formed Aros with Marion von Tilzer with the “Aros is tonal, swinging, goal of combining jazz with composed music. inventive new jazz and shouldn’t The Austrian-born von Tilzer is a be missed.” classically-trained pianist who has also - Cadence Magazine performed in musical theatre productions and Dutch new music. Rob Armus - sax The other members of the group Marion von Tilzer - piano include trumpeter John Korsrud who John Korsrud - trumpet SATURDAY 4 NOV 8 is well-known in Vancouver as a Anne Wood - violin DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $10/GUESTS $14 founder of the Hard Rubber Orchestra Sven Schuster - bass and a member of VEJI; Sven Schuster, Alan Purves - percussion NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003 Page 3 Mike Murley/ Julie Mahendran It is with great pleasure that David Occhipinti jazz vocalist Julie Mahendran returns to the Yardbird Suite to Mike Murley and David titled debut in 1997 and Syzygy celebrate the impending release of Occhipinti began playing as a in 1999. A new disc her first full-length recording Never duo in and around Toronto in ìIntersectionî will be released in Do Without You. 1999. This led to their November of this year. David’s Although she is now based in November 2002 Cornerstone debut disc was described as Toronto, Julie grew up in release of ìDuologueî. The disc “exciting, original, intelligent, Edmonton and was a regular at features five originals and four inventive ... an excellent debut.” the Yardbird during her music standards and presents Murley He studied for several years in studies at Grant MacEwan College. and Occhipinti in a very intimate the mid-1990s with the She then went on to complete her setting for what Toronto Star legendary Jim Hall in Bachelor of Music on scholarship jazz columnist Geoff Chapman New York. Jazz Magazine at Berklee College of Music in calls “a type of chamber jazz also featured him as one of ten Boston. There, she studied with with a sharp edge, with “Guitars on Fire” in their April Cheryl Bentyne of the Manhattan From pleasing unison passages and 1996 issue. Transfer, and performed the Toronto frequent fine solos.” Both Mike Murley and David standard Remember Clifford for its Mike Murley is justly Occhipinti have performed composer, Benny Golson, during a acclaimed as one of this numerous times at the Yardbird concert in his honor. Julie currently countryís finest saxophonists. Suite in a variety of contexts but performs regularly in Southern and contemporary standards, as ìTwo Sidesî won a 1991 Juno this will be an opportunity to Ontario and looks forward to well as a couple of Julie’s original Award and he has appeared on see and hear these special touring next year in support of her compositions. seven other Juno winners, most musicians in the very new CD. recently 2002 best mainstream challenging duo context. Her current trio comprised of jazz winner ìLive at the Senatorî. voice, bass and drums will be Julie Mahendran - vocals He is a member of the Rob augmented to a quartet for this Mo Lefever - guitar McConnell Tentet as well as concert, which will feature an Don Bradshaw - bass Canadaís premier electric jazz eclectic collection of traditional Dan Skakun - drums group Metalwood. Jazz Report Magazine named his quintet FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 14 disc Conversation Piece best album for 1997. He has been DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $7/GUESTS $11 named Jazz Report’s tenor saxophonist of the year four times and also received the 2002 National Jazz Award for saxophonist of the year. Mike Murley - sax Primal Orbit David Occhipinti has David Occhipinti - guitar released two recordings under Primal Orbit includes some of the on sousaphone.